The secret trial is happening in the wake of a recent story in the National Post detailing a concerning rise in the number of discretionary publication bans being sought in Canadian courts.
One of the lawyers, who declined to be identified, said there was a publication ban on the case and noted that the court file had been sealed, but did not provide details of the ban and added that the matter would have to be addressed by the trial judge, B.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson.Article content
Later, a Postmedia lawyer was told much the same thing when he made inquiries about the sealing order at the registry. The federal justice department, which handles media inquiries concerning the Attorney-General of Canada, had no immediate response to a request for details about the case. Other data from the B.C. attorney-general’s ministry indicated a substantial rise in discretionary bans actually imposed in B.C. Supreme Court and the Provincial Court over the past 10 years.
All for it. If you needed to know it would come up in parliament, the home of transparency and accoutabili...bahaha! Didn't think I could get that out straight faced
That's odd? I didn't think Trudeau was teaching under age school girls any more?
Why is it secret? Who is the Judge? They, then can decide their own self serving agenda meaning JUDGE MADE LAW and not the law on the books. case law - R v ANTIC - R v MGT - says cannot do this. RULE 2.1 .01 (1) - secret court rule! IT IS BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR
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